Driving Data-Based Decisions in Institutional Research University at Buffalo Leah FeroletoSchool of Social Work Amy GuthrieInstitutional Analysis Troy.

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The University at Buffalo The University at Buffalo (UB) is the largest university in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded: 1846 Premier, research-intensive public institution Association of American Universities (AAU) member Enrollment: 28,952 (Fall 2012) 19,506 undergraduate 9,446 graduate and professional Source: UB at Glance

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HOW WE BROUGHT TABLEAU TO UB DOCUMENTS/TABLEAU-ANALYTICS/TABLEAU-RESOURCES.HTML DOCUMENTS/TABLEAU-ANALYTICS/TABLEAU-RESOURCES.HTML

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President Vows Action on College Costs On August 22 President Obama spoke at UB to outline a 4 point strategy to make college more affordable Source:Obama Speaks on Campus, Making UB HistoryObama Speaks on Campus, Making UB History Obama Vows Action on College Costs College Affordability

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President Vows Action on College Costs : Tying financial aid to college performance. Students who receive federal aid would not receive assistance for the next semester’s courses until they have completed their current coursework. : Promoting innovation and competition among the nation's universities by offering students a greater range of study options, including online courses. : Easing the burden of student loan debt by allowing all borrowers to cap loan payments at 10 percent of monthly income. : Implementing a new rating system that rewards colleges and universities for performance. Allow students and their families to select schools that provide the “best value.”

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Why Analytics in Higher Ed? Why Now? Too much operational data, too little strategic analytics. OBIEE (Oracle) and iStrategy (Blackboard) power UB's operational reporting, and while we leverage their data modeling capacity, they lack the ability to easily support the modern visualization efforts necessary for today's strategic policy discussions. This challenge is by no means unique to UB. Institutions throughout higher education face the same problem every day – and it’s only getting worse!

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The Process Make the data simpler Find the relationships Find the weird stuff Make predictions Goals of the Process Graduate Enrollment Management Services seeks to supplement UB strategic reporting with accurate Graduate Education visual analytics in support of Institutional Planning and decision-making.

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Combine all our routine reports into powerful dashboards. Publish it so you can filter, highlight and drill down right in a browser. Update it in real time. And do it in minutes or hours, not weeks or months. Results of Tableau & Tableau Server incorporation